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OverviewThe last entry in the Tekken series to appear on the PlayStation 2, Tekken 5 continues the ongoing saga of the King of the Iron Fist Tournament.

monsts rates this game: 5/5

Tekken 5 is the sixth Tekken game. The game is credited for taking the series back to its roots. The game features 32 playable characters, the fourth largest amount of playable characters in a Tekken game, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection has 35 characters.

Vlayko91 rates this game: 5/5

Tekken 5 is the sixth Tekken game. The game is credited for taking the series back to its roots. The game features 32 playable characters, the fourth largest amount of playable characters in a Tekken game, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection has 35 characters.
Tekken 5 was released in Arcades in North America in December 2004. It was released on the PlayStation 2 on February 24, 2005 (United States), March 31, 2005 (Japan), and June 24, 2005 (European Union).

Tekken 5 was met with mainly positive critical response. Among these positive responses are the reviews from GameSpot and IGN, which gave Tekken 5 a 9.2/10 and 9.3/10 respectively.
The graphics in Tekken 5 are sometimes referred to as the best on the Playstation 2 platform. The game's critical praise was matched with commercial success. As of March 2007, Tekken 5 has sold around 4.3 million copies (note that the game was first released in February 2005).

Tekken 5 incorporated many features from the older games, albeit more successfully, as well as added new features, such as the new Crush System and the opportunity to customize all the fighters with new outfits and colors. It was also the first Tekken game to incorporate a mini-game that featured a storyline of its own.